Cue-tip



N. E. BENSINGER.

CUE TIP.

APPLICATION man Nov. 28, |919.

1,390,331 i PatentdSept. 1 3, 1921.

INVENTOR.

, will also ,be easily attachedto the v`cue inV PATENT oI-Fl-cs- NORMAN EIBENSINGER, or CHICAGO, iLLrNoIs.

CUE-TIP.

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Be it known that IVNORMAN'E. BEN- srNGER, a citizen of the United States, residleatherelement of the tip.y i

An object ofv my invention is to provide a tip'that will not miss-cue nor requirefrequent chalking, but on the contrary it will retain its chalk notwithstanding this impact caused by the frequent striking engagements ofthe cue .tip vwith the cue ball.

'Another objectief my invention is to devise a cue .tip that will notonly hold fast to the cue or ferrule, and thereby obviate the necessity of frequently replacing the'tip,y but it the r'st instance. i.;

Another-object of my invention is to provide aV cue tip, that although it is saturated with creamchalk rapplied .for playlng billiards will not entirely lose its chalky properties, but will, for practical purposes retain them.

A construction and means by which I accomplished these results will become more apparent upon a perusal of the accompanying specification and drawing in which:

Figure l is a cross-sectional view taken through a piece of leather, with a piece of ber attached.

Fig. 2 shows shallow diagonal incisions cut in a piece of ber.

Fig. 3 shows a fragmental view of the cue, with the untrimmed cue tip attached to the ferrule.

Fig. 4 shows a fragmental view of the cue, with the completed cue tip attached.

In order to carry out my invention or discovery, I take a large fiat piece of chrome tanned leather (5) of sufficient thickness, usually varying from 1/1 to {1,- of an 1nch. I then place the leather on a flat surface, with its smooth or glossy side, as it is commonly called, down. Next I take a quantity of cream (the oily unctuous Vsubstance of a yellow color, which formsV on the top of milk when it stands in a cold place), and ap-` ply a coat of it to the rough side (6) of the leather. After having permitted it to stand for a while, I then give it another coat .of the cream and sometimes a third coat, de-

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Septfl3, 1,921'.

limitation mea November 25,' 1919. serial No. $41,038.

.pending upon the quality of the leather and cream. A

Alfter'it has stood for ve or six hours,

it becomes apparently dry to all external appearances. I then size it with glue, to prepare it for adhering to the ber element (7) and also preventing the cream from tending to vbe attracted toward the -brous member by capillary attraction, and thus leaving but one course open for itto travel, namelyy in a direction towardl the smooth glossy or outward side (8) of the leather.

I next take aat piece of ber varying in ythickness from 33T, of an inch to of an inch, which has previously had diagonal lines (9)y scratched across its entire surface at regular' intervals, by means of a sharp tool; after which a ne toothedserrated tool is drawn Aacross the scratched side, to uniformly roughen the space between the scratched lines, for a purpose well known to any one -versed in that art.

The connection between the roughened side of the berv strip and the-leather is accomplished byl an application of any suitable cement or glue, after which the leather and ber are held together by means of clampsuntil the cement or glue has set.

After preparing the leather and ber in the manner just described, I feed it intoa punch press, and through the co-actions of ythe elements of the press, it is stamped out into disks (10) of a size suitable for attachment to the ferrule (11).

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During the stamping operation while the f ber is being stamped out and simultaneously with it, a small hole (12) is stamped through the center of the ber and into the leather a short distance, to provide a receptacle for the glue, which will act as a dowel, when the two are assembled and at the same time take up the surplus glue, that would otherwise be squeezed out between the ber and ferrule as the clamps were applied, to hold the tip and ferrule together while setting. Y

yThe hereinbefore described operation will leave the tip with the ber between it and the ferrule as indicated in Fig. 4, securely in place, but with the outer edges still not rounded, andof course as yet unsuitable for use. V

fter the cue tip has become permanently connected with the ferrule, itis shaped oif so that it will have a rounded contour and at the same time, the smooth, glossy skin of the the sized side of the cue tip.

unsatisfactory.

I do not Wish to be confined to the exact method of preparing my cue, but to avail myself of all variations falling Within the scope of the claims to my invention or discovery.

I claim:

l. A; method of making and of securing the tip to the billiard cue including the steps of roughening the face of the fibcrwvasher, coatingV the non-glossy side of the leather with cream, and subsequently Vsizing it and cementing the roughened side of the fiber to 2. Thel method of securing a tip to aY-bil- Y liard cuefincluding the steps of drawing straight cuts in the face of the fiber Washer,

thenuniformly roughening the face of the said Washer and cementing the Washer to the rough side of a cue tip, said rough side havingfrst received a plurality of coats of an unctuous substance7 before being sized.

3. rlhe method of making a tip lfor a billard cue, Which consists of providing a sheet of chrome tanned leather having a plurality of coats of cream applied to the rough side, and then a plurality of coats of lsizing applied, allowing the cream to dry and providing a piece of fiber vvitlr the plurality of intersecting irregular grooves on one'si'de, roughening said surface over its entire area, gluing said vfiber sheet to the sized leather sheet, and punching them` out' together Withv the` tip.

il. The method# of making a tip for@ bi1- liard cue, Which consists of providing aV sheet of liber with the plurality of intersecting irregular grooves on one surface, roughening said surface over itsentire area, gluing vsaid liber sheet" With its roughened surface tothe roughenedf side of a sheet of cream imbued leather, punching disks out of said combined; sheetsfand shaping the t'i s. e 125. As a new4 article'V of manufacture a billiar'd cue tip,read`y for attachment toabi'lliard cue andI comprising a' circular disk of fiber and a circula/r disk of cream imbued leather, secured to said`y disk of fiber, both of said disks beingv provided With acentral opening, the fiber disk having'a' roughened surface heldft'o theleather disk.y

In testimony-'whereof I -afx my signature in the presence ofV t-Wo Witnesses; Y NORMAN E.' BEN-SINGER. i Witnessesr DANIEL A. BRENNAN,

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